Date: 19/08/2009

CM6100 from CMD provides ESD protection for mobile handset interfaces

California micro devices has announced the PicoGuard CM6100, a low capacitance electrostatic discharge (ESD) device providing two channels of 15 KV ESD protection with sub 1.5pF capacitance for USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interfaces and for LVDS (low voltage differential signal) and emerging serial interfaces such as MIPI (Mobile Industry Processor Interface) used in handsets and other mobile devices.

"With strong consumer demand for smart phones, handset designers have to deal with providing robust ESD protection for an increasing number of high speed serial data interfaces, while managing their designs within tight form factor and bill of material budgets" said Kyle Baker, vice president of marketing for California Micro Devices. "The PicoGuard CM6100 simplifies this design challenge by offering robust protection and superior signal integrity in a compact, low cost package."

The CM6100 provides protection for two differential channels, offering ESD protection ±15kV contact discharge as per the IEC61000-4-2 standard.

Key features include:

Low dynamic resistance of 0.7 ohm
Low 9.8v typical clamping voltage
Low insertion loss
Compact, easy to route form factor
Low cost chip scale packaging
Package: 0.4mm pitch CSP (0.8mm x 0.8mm) package
Price: Each $0.08 for 1k pieces
Availability: Now